Re: Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

Maybe cause there's more female nurses out there? I don't know. I don't see a difference.

Re: Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

Originally Posted by bigjay

Please provide this information since the above above is an incredibly offensive generalization.

it may well be offensive.. but I have to say, male students play the system a lot more than women. as a clinical practice teacher, I would say its the men who call foul a lot more than women. as a example, I had a male student assigned to me who turned up 2 hrs late on his first day, he 'forgot what time I started'. He asked to do his course work instead of using the time as clinical learning time (he didnt need to learn anything I had to teach because I work in a community setting and he couldnt see the relevence to 'real' hospital work), finally he reported me for discrimination. his reason? I declined to do his course work for him! he had to write a piece on the role of the nurse practitioner in primary care.. so told me to write it as that is my job. I have to say, I thought he was joking.. but it would appear not. So, I won't tell you the hassle I had to clear my name.. but I keep good records about my students. Having said that, the docs i work for were so upset about the whole thing and about the students attitude, that they refused to supply placements for students for 3 years. over here, we dont get paid for having students, its a huge amount of hassle for a practice to have a student and we do it because we want to. so the university lost a good placement for 3 yrs because of this one student. And i really hope he never qualified as a nurse..

there are good and bad apples in every box.. he was a bad one! there are obviously problems with the female nurses.. but its the men who cause me more problems!

Re: Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

Where I work the only advantage the women have over me is the supply of magazines in the tea room. I just can't bring myself to read the dribble about celebrity gossip. If anyone brings a car, fishing, hunting or any other mens type mag, (by this I dont mean T&A mags) it will disapear unless they keep it in their locker and usually thrown out.

Re: Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

Sorry, Ladies and Gentlemen,

But Males and Females are treated differently in the nursing profession! In the State of Oklahoma, Males are disciplined at a higher percentage rate by population percentage than females according to the OBN year end reports.

The numbers do not lie! Personal experience tells as well of a major differences between the genders on treatment in the workplace. We all need to stand together and realized that our sex has nothing to do with our nursing skills! I just received a DNR from one of the hospitals I covered for and it was all based on my sex yet they criticized my assessment skills, my IV insertion skills and my patient care skills....all of which have been complimented by 15 other facilities.......hmmmmmmmm

Re: Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

No. I never expected to be at a disadvantage and I've never felt that I was.
When I start a new job, I negotiate my salary based on experience and qualification, not gender. Size can be an advantage with lifting, but it can be a disadvantage when working with smaller people. And yes, I've been told "only you could get away with this"(call me a practical joker),but I think it's because people appreciate a good laugh in a stressfull environment, not because I'm male.

Re: Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

Originally Posted by AirforceRN

Well, we do get to pee standing up...I don't envy those who have to sit on the can at the hospital.

I would have to say that is quite the advantage for the males I agree lol

Re: Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

I think the only advantage Females have over males that can be generalized is that it is more accepted that a nurse be female to the majority of the population. Ex: check out children book, N for Nurse with a picture of a woman in white, cliche.

Men do tend to have that advantage of upper body strength which is helpful with lifting patients, but those sam men, might struggle with dainty tasks and small objects, who knows all depends.

I personally, don't care your gender, we have Guys, Gals, and Gays in our Program, and all of them do well and work hard.

Re: Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

[quote=rolland542;3358849]Sorry, Ladies and Gentlemen,

But Males and Females are treated differently in the nursing profession! In the State of Oklahoma, Males are disciplined at a higher percentage rate by population percentage than females according to the OBN year end reports.

So are you saying Males and Females are treated differently by the penal system? All across the country males are convicted at a much higher percentage rate by population percentage.

Re: Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

I have heard from different sources that male nurses make more money than female nurses--of course we all start at the same pay but the men are more likely to receive bigger increases becasue the boss thinks they will leave without incentive or need more to support a family.. I don't know if this is true or not but there are some articles that have brought this up--like this one.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/146098.stm

Re: Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

Originally Posted by Illinurse2010

I have heard from different sources that male nurses make more money than female nurses--of course we all start at the same pay but the men are more likely to receive bigger increases becasue the boss thinks they will leave without incentive or need more to support a family.. I don't know if this is true or not but there are some articles that have brought this up--like this one.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/146098.stm

I make the exact same wages as the female nurses that have my qualifications. There is equality in the pay rates, that is for sure. This may be true in the UK but not that I have encountered here in the US.

My point is that male nurses are punished more by nursing boards across the USA.
The percentage of complaints and action against male nurses is higher by by population percent than for females. If a female complains, including co-workers, it is taken at face value, even if it is proven untrue. 20 percent of the disciplinary action taken against male nurses involve a complaint of sexual harassment from co-workers while for women it is only 1 percent. Common sense tells us that the numbers should be close to equal......So to all you females that participate in this kind of crap.....STOP! Additionally, only the people in this profession can stop the discrimination by speaking up when they see or hear of this in their workplace.